Jets slap franchise tag on kicker Nick Folk

For the past three seasons, the Jets signed Nick Folk to one-year contracts and brought in training camp competition for him. But after a stellar 2013 campaign by Folk, the Jets made sure Friday he will be sticking around this year.

The Jets placed the franchise tag on Folk, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. It is the first time since 2011 the Jets have used the franchise tag. That year, the Jets franchised linebacker David Harris, but eventually signed him to a multi-year deal during camp.

It's possible the same could happen with Folk, who said before the end of the 2013 season he would consider re-upping with the Jets. If the two sides don't agree to a longer deal, Folk would be on a one-year deal that likely would be worth about $3.4 million, the estimate for the franchise tag for kickers.

In his fourth season with the team, Folk went 33-for-36 on field goal attempts last year, and set the club record for most consecutive made field goals from the start of a season, with 23 straight before he missed at Buffalo in the 10th game of the season.

HOLMES ON WAY OUT? An Internet report said the Jets will release wide receiver Santonio Holmes in the next few days. It seems likely to happen, considering his base salary for 2014 is $8.25 million.